From Cut Crease To Halo Eyes: 12 Best Eyeshadow Palettes To Get Every Look Right

The most perfect palette for those 'toss it in the bag' kind of days or for when you are on vacation and want to keep things clutter-free. This compact mini eyeshadow palette comes with four super smooth and blendable shadows which are cohesive enough to help you attain a basic, yet classic eye look with two mattes and two shimmers. The matte shadows are buttery and perform amazingly well while the shimmers are quite soft and might need some layering if you're a fan of a blown out shimmery lid. What we love about this one is how affordable they are so you can pretty much buy one in every shade for every makeup mood.

When in doubt, go the Nykaa route! The eyeshadows in this palette are creamy and easy to work with even if you aren't a pro. The ten shades are honestly all you need to create all your looks from day to night. The Sundowner Stunner palette is on our radar for the warm toned pinks and plums that are perfect for the wedding season outings when you want to pack in that extra oomph to any eye makeup. Do make a note that the packaging is a bit flimsy so be careful when opening the palette or else you will end up chipping one of the eyeshadow pans with your fingers.

An OG, the Maybelline New York's Blushed Nudes eyeshadow palette was every beauty YouTuber's go-to back in the day; thanks to the smooth shadows and variety of colour options available in the palette. Out of the twelve shades available in this palette, six are your everyday pinkish nudes, and six are your 'night out' shades with deep greens and neutrals. The mattes are a bit hard pressed so you might have to go in twice and thrice for them to be visible on our eyelids, the shimmers on the other hand don't require much hard work and apply smoothly with minimum effort.

Each of these twelve shadows are immensely pigmented with some really subdued and vibrant mattes along with six shimmers to add some glam to your eye makeup looks. This eyeshadow palette from Lakme is enough to take your makeup from boring to fab with a few strokes. Since it has all your bright as well as natural-looking everyday colours, your vanity will be pretty much sorted with this one palette.

This set of 9-in-1 palettes has a lovely mix of matte and shimmer shades that suit almost every skin tone. The swatches on different skin tones were super helpful in deciding which mix of colours to get! We were drawn to the gentle nudes and earthy hues of the Bare Soul but if you like it a bit bright, then pick Pure Bloom, Wild And Free, or Self Love. Talking about the quality of the eyeshadow palette, it's everything you would want! Smooth, pigmented, easy to blend and a great selection of colours that makes it easier to experiment for different looks.

Huda Beauty's eyeshadows are the best in business with top-tier formula easily making them iconic. The shadows are creamy, pigmented, blendable and stay put throughout the night so honestly there's little chance of fading here. The shimmers pop like no other and feel smooth like butter. What we love about these mini palettes is how you get the best of the best colour combinations in a palm-sized compact palette which is convenient to carry around when you are doing your makeup on the go.

Another brand known for their quality eyeshadows, MORPHE kills it when it comes to variety since all their palettes look like water colour palettes with every possible hue of colour you could want. Their Truth Or Bare palette is our pick for a fuss free nude eyeshadow palette that has all shades of browns, taupes and neutrals you would every need for any look, be it a barely there no-makeup makeup eye look or a loud smokey eye.

Urban Decay finally launched in India and we can't wait to try out the iconic Naked eyeshadow palette! The brand claims that  each shadow features velvety texture, richly pigmented color, and extreme blend-ability — all good things eyeshadow dreams are made of! The shade ranges with pinks, nudes, burgundy and deep browns is as good as it gets! You can simply use the dusty pink mattes and shimmers to create a soft glow or take your look from day to night with a dramatic smoky rosy eye using the deeper bronze and burgundy shades. 

With ultra-pigmented mattes, shimmers and metallic hues, this palette from Colorbar has our heart. The long-lasting mattes are formulated to be super smooth and blendable, the striking shimmers have a velvety texture while the metallic hues give a light-shifting finishing touch but hold on, there’s more! There are marble and starry textured shades in the palette that give a glamorous twinkling effect to your eyes. All in all, an all rounder eyeshadow palette that has everything you need to create all your Pinterest-inspired eye makeup looks.

An essential collection of warm and cool tone neutral shades that make for the perfect artistry palette. Featuring six fan-favourites from their iconic Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette plus two shades from their cult-classic Norvina Eyeshadow Palette, Soft Glam II is the perfect combination of matte, satin, and metallic finishes that are fully pigmented and easy to blend to create endless looks from natural to night out. This one doesn't take much time to become your favourite eyeshadow palette since the selection of colours is stunning and the quality of the eyeshadows is even better!

M.A.C is every pro makeup artist's go-to beauty brand for a reason. Their formula speaks for itself which gives them an irreplaceable spot in the industry. Talking about their nine-shadow palettes, let's call it a well-edited palette of smoky brown hues offering countless colour combinations, all in a rich matte texture. So basically, a palette for matte lovers who aren't into shimmer toppers for their eye makeup and enjoy layering saturated shades for adding depth to their eyes.

Ten cosmically creamy pigments venture from iridescent amethyst and solar bronze to shocking pink-coral. Six futuristic finishes — velvety matte, mesmerising metallic, luminous shimmer, mind-altering duo-chrome sparkle and transcendental trichrome let you gleam, smoulder and shape your way through a galaxy of looks. All shades are formulated with a next-generation technology to ensure seamless blend-ability and exceptional wear on every skin tone and when it's a Pat McGrath product, you can be assured that the finish will be truly incredible.